Inspection Detail

Inspection: 17384793 - Insulation Specialist, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Va-E-Norfolk (Regional Office) - Safety 0355112

Inspection Nr: 17384793

Report ID: 0355112

Date Opened: 12/10/1986

Site Address:
Insulation Specialist, Inc.
Highway 650
Surry, VA 23883

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1799

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 01/14/1987

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 01/14/1987

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360785364

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 692475

Event: 12/09/1986

BURN - RUPTURE OF SUPERHEATED STEAM PIPE

EIGHT EMPLOYEES OF VARIOUS TRADES WERE WORKING IN A TURBINE ROOM AT AN ELECTRIC GENERATING STATION. AN 18-INCH HIGH-PRESSURE, SUPERHEATED STEAM LINE RUPTURED, FILLING THE TURBINE ROOM WITH STEAM AND HOT WATER AND BURNING ALL EIGHT EMPLOYEES. FOUR OF THEM DIED OF THEIR INJURIES. TWO OTHERS WERE SEVERELY BURNED AND WERE HOSPITALIZED. ONE EMPLOYEE WAS TREATED AT A MEDICAL CLINIC AND RELEASED, AND THE LAST ONE WAS GIVEN FIRST AID TREATMENT AT THE ACCIDENT SCENE.

Keywords: STEAM, PIPE, BURN, RUPTURE, ELEC UTILITY WORK

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	17384793			Fatality	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Insulation Workers
2	17384793			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Insulation Workers

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